Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Male Age: 67 Date of admission: 8 Aug 1854 Date of death: 8 Aug 1854 Disease (transcribed): Extravasation of blood into subarachnoid tissues of brain & into lateral ventricles. Diseased valves of the heart Disease (standardised): Extravasation (Brain); Disease (Heart) Admitting doctor: Bence Jones, Henry Surgeon: Ogle, John William Physician: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'This patient was brought to the hospital about 2.45pm having been found in the watercloset in a perfectly unconscious state an hour previously. His breathing was thick, & attended with puffing of the cheeks during each expiration. He was twice sick. He never recovered from his comatose state & died in about 4 hours’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 24 Gender: Female Date of admission: 28 Sep 1853 Date of death: 5 Oct 1853 Disease (transcribed): Effusion of fluid in the ventricles. Extravasation of blood in the pons. Phthisis Disease (standardised): Effusion (Brain); Extravasation (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This patient when first seen was in a curious half conscious condition. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 22 Gender: Female Date of admission: 14 Jun 1860 Date of death: 20 Jul 1860 Disease (transcribed): Exhaustion after puerperal mania Disease (standardised): Postpartum depression (Brain); Exhaustion Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This girl, who was unmarried, was delivered of a dead child in Queen Charlotte’s Hospital, 11 days previous to her admission here. She soon afterwards became delirious and attempted to destroy herself by cutting her throat with a common dinner knife’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen, pelvis
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: n/a Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Sep 1851 Date of death: 12 Oct 1851 Disease (transcribed): Death by coma & delirium. Jaundice. Almost universal destruction of the true texture of the liver accompanied by the deposition of much fat Disease (standardised): Coma (Systemic); Delirium (Nervous system); Jaundice (Skin); Disease (Liver) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William and Bence Jones, Henry Medical notes: 'This lad stated that his illness was only of a week’s duration, during which he had suffered from sickness & pain at the pit of the stomach and his skin had been of a yellow hue, his water had been of a darker colour than usual, he believed as long as a fortnight’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 19 Gender: Female Date of admission: 10 Oct 1846 Date of death: 15 Oct 1846 Disease (transcribed): Fever. Congestion of the brain. Congestion and slight oedema of lungs. Blood fluid. Considerable ulceration of small and large intestines and enlarged mesenteric glands. Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Congestion (Brain); Congestion (Lung); Oedema (Lung); Ulcer (Intestines); Enlarged (Mesenteric gland) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient was admitted labouring under symptoms of fever, with ulceration of the bowels. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 63 Gender: Female Date of admission: 5 Oct 1859 Date of death: 7 Oct 1859 Disease (transcribed): Serous apoplexy (?) Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas Medical notes: Her daughter stated that she had had good health, excepting an occasional attack of rheumatic gout, until four months ago when she began to complain of pains in the head. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 20 Gender: Female Date of admission: 10 Oct 1846 Date of death: 3 Nov 1846 Disease (transcribed): Congested brain. Slight extravasation of blood external to theca spinalis. Acute pleuritis and pneumonia with extensive extravasation of blood into pleuritic cavity. Abscess of lung. Blood fluid. Disease (standardised): Congestion (Brain ); Extravasation (Spine); Pleurisy (Pleura); Pneumonia (Lung); Extravasation (Pleural cavity); Abscess (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient stated that she had enjoyed good health up to the last week in September, when after some severe rigors, severe headache ensued and pains affecting all her limbs. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spinal cord, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Hatter Gender: Male Age: 35 Date of admission: 8 Jun 1854 Date of death: 3 Aug 1854 Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens. Adherent pericardium. Purulent fluid in pleural sac Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain); Adherent (Pericardium); Suppuration (Pleura) Admitting doctor: Bence Jones, Henry Surgeon: Ogle, John William Physician: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'A very intemperate man, a hatter by trade. Brought in one afternoon suffering from delirium tremens. He had been constantly drunk for 3 weeks Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 54 Gender: Female Date of admission: 9 Nov 1846 Date of death: 10 Nov 1846 Disease (transcribed): Extravasation of blood into the subarachnoid cellular tissue. Serum in ventricles with softening of their walls. Old pleuritic adhesions. Congestion and oedema of lungs. Enlarged heart with atheromatous deposits. Enlarged liver. Congested kidneys. Prolapsus vagina and cuticular condition of the mucous membrane of vagina Disease (standardised): Extravasation (Brain ); Disease (Brain); Congestion (Lung); Oedema (Lung); Disease (Heart); Plaque, Atherosclerotic (Arteries);Disease (Liver) ; Prolapse (Vagina) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient was admitted in a semicomatose state, having been taken with a fit of an epileptico-apoplectic character a short time previously. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 30 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Nov 1853 Date of death: 24 Nov 1853 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Vomicae. Brain with many puncta on section Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Puncta (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This patient was admitted complaining of intense pain of the head. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 15 Gender: Female Date of admission: 4 Oct 1848 Date of death: 28 Nov 1848 Disease (transcribed): Albuminuria. Facial paralysis Disease (standardised): Albuminuria (Kidney); Paralysis (Central nervous system) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Handfield Jones, Charles Medical notes: This girl was stated by her mother to have been ailing for eight months. Her illness began with swelling of the joints. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 42 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Oct 1858 Date of death: 9 Oct 1858 Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens. Phthisis. Strumous disease of supra-renal bodies Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lungs); Tuberculosis (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'This man was admitted with all the symptoms of delirium tremens, but his friends asserted that he had been ‘lightheaded’ for two months. This was all that could be ascertained of his previous history. When first seen he answered rationally though with hesitation. His memory was defective & he had a hurried, fidgety manner with tremors & jerking’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 7 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 Jan 1858 Date of death: 28 Jan 1858 Disease (transcribed): Epilepsy. Albuminuria Disease (standardised): Epilepsy (Brain); Albuminuria (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'As the body was not examined the case is not given’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'The body was not examined'
Occupation or role: Farm labourer Age: 15 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Sep 1858 Date of death: 28 Oct 1858 Disease (transcribed): Hydrocephalus interim. Ecchymosis in spinal canal Disease (standardised): Hydrocephalus (Brain); Ecchymosis (Spine) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry and Ogle, John William Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'A farm labourer who had suffered for a twelvemonth from pain in the head which was increased by working in the sun. Six months later it became so bad & was accompanied with such frequent vomiting that he went under medical care & was leeched & blistered. This treatment did him some good for a time. When he came to the hospital there was tenderness all down the spine & partial paralysis of the lower limbs’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spinal cord, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 62 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 Aug 1856 Date of death: 19 Nov 1856 Disease (transcribed): Fits. Softening of the Brain Disease (standardised): Seizures (Brain); Softening (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: Nothing could be ascertained respecting this man except that eight days before his admission he had a fit in which he lost consciousness, and on recovering he was found paralysed on the left side and unable to articulate. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 34 Gender: Female Date of admission: 21 Dec 1853 Date of death: 27 Dec 1853 Disease (transcribed): Epileptic attacks. Peculiar cyst on surface of the brain producing atrophy of convolutions Disease (standardised): Epilepsy (Brain); Cysts (Brain); Atrophy (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: A person of rather diminutive size who stated that she had been suffering five or six months from fits of some sort in which she stated that she was entirely unconscious. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 65 Gender: Male Date of admission: 17 Jun 1857 Date of death: 30 Nov 1857 Disease (transcribed): Chronic (white) softening of brain and spinal cord Disease (standardised): Softening (Brain); Softening (Spinal cord) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: This man had been blind for thirteen years and was in a feeble and emaciated condition on admission. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 45 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 Oct 1850 Date of death: 10 Feb 1851 Disease (transcribed): Hemiplegia. Softening of brain. Occlusion of arteries at base of the brain Disease (standardised): Hemiplegia (Brain); Softening (Brain); Occlusion (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner and Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'Stated to have been previously in the enjoyment of good health, stout & well-made: he suffered from toothache for which two teeth were drawn, on the 19th and almost ever since the paralysis had been coming on. He had had no fit or loss of consciousness but was on admission unable to move the right arm or leg’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 21 Gender: Female Date of admission: 24 Jan 1850 Date of death: 3 Feb 1850 Disease (transcribed): Acute Rheumatism. Delirium Disease (standardised): Rheumatic diseases (Tissues); Delirium (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan Medical notes: This patient stated that she had first taken ill on the 17th and had been under medical care since the 19th suffering from Rheumatic Fever. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, pelvis and lower extremities Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Cab driver Age: 33 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 Nov 1858 Date of death: 9 Dec 1858 Disease (transcribed): Ascites. Cirrhosis. Delirium tremens Disease (standardised): Ascites (Peritoneum); Liver cirrhosis (Liver); Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'A cab driver who had been ill three weeks. His habits were very intemperate & in May last he had an attack of delirium tremens. He attributed his present illness to cold; having been exposed to the rain for 16 hours. For three weeks he had been troubled with vomiting after meals’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Tinman Age: 48 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Nov 1860 Date of death: 6 Nov 1860 Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship and Jones, ? Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'A tinman. A short time before admission, while at work, he was seized with pain in the head which caused him to exclaim, this was accompanied with tremblings of the limbs and immediately followed by total loss of consciousness’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Schoolgirl Age: 14 Gender: Female Date of admission: 27 Jan 1862 Date of death: 29 Jan 1862 Disease (transcribed): Meningitis Disease (standardised): Meningitis (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: The patient was brought into the hospital only partially conscious lying as one asleep. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 28 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 Dec 1857 Date of death: 31 Dec 1857 Disease (transcribed): Pleuro-pneumonia. Delirium tremens Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Lung); Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: Those who saw this patient alive stated that he was not only suffering from thoracic disease but also from what appeared to be delirium tremens. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 60 Gender: Female Date of admission: 5 Sep 1860 Date of death: 24 Nov 1860 Disease (transcribed): General paralysis. Effusion in spinal canal Disease (standardised): Paralysis (Brain); Effusion (Spinal canal) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: 'This case is not given’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'The body was sent to the dissecting room, unexamined’
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 17 Gender: Female Date of admission: 24 Nov 1855 Date of death: 28 Nov 1855 Disease (transcribed): Chorea Disease (standardised): Chorea (Central Nervous System) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: Five or six days before admission this girl experienced slight jerkings in her limbs which gradually increased in frequency and severity. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a